Thirty thousand patrol troops gathered outside Yuzhou City. Among them were 5,000 elite cavalry and 25,000 elite infantry.
The Marquis of Yuzhou rode a unicorn and stopped at the front of the army, making him the most prominent.
Lin Yun, Yun Ruoxi, and the other three inner disciples all rode iron horses and followed closely behind Yuzhou Hou.
These three inner sect disciples are all top-ranked geniuses in the inner sect. They are all around 20 years old, and their realms are all mid-sixth level warriors, half a level lower than Lin Yungao.
As for the patrol commander Jiang Shijian, he was not at the scene at all.
During the time when Yuzhou Marquis went to the royal city, there was such a big incident in Yuzhou City, and the grievances between Lin Yun and the Jiang family naturally spread to his ears.
Knowing the grudge between Lin Yun and the Jiang family, Marquis Yuzhou arranged other tasks for Jiang Shijian and did not let him get involved in this expedition.
And among the soldiers who went on this expedition, there were no members of the Jiang family.
In this way, Marquis Yuzhou no longer worried that Jiang Shijian would attack Lin Yun secretly.
"Everyone, listen and let's go!"
Following the order from Marquis Yuzhou, 5,000 cavalrymen rode forward to attack at the same time, followed closely by 25,000 infantrymen.
The 30,000-strong army marched forward in a mighty manner, stirring up dust all over the sky. They soon marched to the end of everyone's field of vision and disappeared into the hazy gray sand.
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Early next morning.
The rising sun had just emerged, and a mighty 30,000-strong army arrived at the main city of Jeju.
The sky in Jeju City is now covered with dark clouds, and there is a strong tendency of dark clouds to overwhelm the city.
Even from a great distance, you can still smell the smell of blood and the disgusting stench of rotting corpses in the air.
Looking up from a distance, the majestic city wall is damaged in many places, and the gate of the city wall is tightly closed. The ground is even more pitted, obviously having experienced fierce battles.
The entire city became devastated and completely reduced to a dead city, shrouded in an atmosphere of death and despair.
More than half of the buildings in the city collapsed, corpses littered the streets and alleys, and blood flowed into rivers. Standing on a high point and looking at the city from below, you can only see a bright red scene, as if Jeju City has been covered with a bright red coat.
And in this bright red city, there are still some living creatures.
These creatures are very close to humanoids. Their eyes are ferocious red, their expressions are terrifying like devils, their skin is severely ulcerated, and they emit a strange black mist.
"What the hell is that?"
"Is it a human? But it doesn't look like it at all!"
"This thing looks so scary. It must be quite strong..."
For a moment, the patrolmen all started talking, their words revealing unconcealable fear.
The unknown is always the scariest thing.
The patrolmen have never seen these things and have no idea what these things are, so they have no idea about the strength of these things. It is precisely for this reason that they feel so unsure.
Not only the patrolmen, but even the Marquis of Yuzhou had never seen these things.
"Report to Marquis Yuzhou that Jeju City has been completely destroyed and there are no more living people in the city." A lieutenant rode up to Marquis Yuzhou and reported to Marquis Yuzhou with his hands clasped in fists.
Marquis Yuzhou sighed helplessly: "It seems that we are late, but even so, we must clean up all these monsters and not let them spread to other cities."
"Do you want to start the clearing immediately?" The deputy general immediately asked Marquis Yuzhou for instructions.
Marquis Yuzhou shook his head and said, "Wait a minute. There are many monsters in this city. We only have 30,000 troops. We cannot act rashly."
After saying this, the Marquis of Yuzhou turned around and ordered the soldiers: "Everyone listens to the order. All soldiers are on standby, waiting for the Lanzhou army to arrive, and then jointly discuss the elimination plan."
Thirty thousand patrol soldiers were all lined up in order and on standby.
The Marquis of Yuzhou rode a unicorn and came to the edge of the cliff alone, looking at the city below from a distance.
He observed carefully and found that the monsters in the city not only looked very similar to humans, but also wore human clothes.
Some even wear the armor of Jeju patrolmen.
This is enough to show that they were all transformed by Jeju people and soldiers.
"Are these humanoid monsters zombies?" Yuzhou Hou murmured to himself.
"They are not zombies, but demonized creatures." Lin Yun rode up to Marquis Yuzhou and looked at the city below.
Marquis Yuzhou turned to look at Lin Yun and asked curiously: "Demon creature, what is that?"
Lin Yun still looked at the city below and explained in a light tone: "Demonized creatures refer to creatures that are contaminated with demonic energy and controlled by demons."
"The soul of this kind of creature has been taken away by the demon, and it has completely lost its sense of autonomy, and has completely become the killing tool of the demon. In a sense, they are no different from zombies."
"The only difference is that not only are their bodies not stiff, but under the influence of the demonic energy, they have become more flexible and stronger than before!"
Hearing Lin Yun's words, Marquis Yuzhou was a little surprised. Lin Yun, a mere young man, knew something so clearly that even he didn't know.
He was not sure whether what Lin Yun said was true or false, but judging from the current situation, he could only believe Lin Yun's statement for the time being.
After a pause, Marquis Yuzhou then asked Lin Yun: "These demonic creatures were obviously transformed by the people and soldiers of Jeju. What kind of power turned them into demonic creatures?"
"Of course it's a demon." Lin Yun said calmly.
"Monster? You just said monster. Are there really monsters in this world?" Yuzhou Hou was shocked and looked at Lin Yun in surprise.
The Marquis of Yuzhou knew very well that although the King of Zhenguo said in the order that demons descended from the sky, it was just a metaphor.
No one knows what exactly it was that attacked Jeju. It’s just that from a human perspective, the subjective consciousness identified that thing as evil, so they gave it the title of “demon.”
In fact, demons have always been a species in myths and legends in the Southern Xia Kingdom, and no one knows whether they really exist in the world.
Lin Yun rolled his eyes at Yuzhou Marquis, as if a knowledgeable master was looking at an innocent and ignorant child: "Of course demons are not in this world, but they do exist, and they are not species in myths and legends."
After hearing Lin Yun's words, Marquis Yuzhou suddenly looked confused: "How do you say this?"
Lin Yun turned his head and continued to look down at the city, and spoke clearly and orderly in a calm tone: "All living beings are divided into three realms, the divine realm, the demon realm, and the Tianwu Continent."
"The divine domain is the battlefield of the gods. The battles between the gods and the divisions between the heroes."
"The Demon Realm is a purgatory of demons. Demons run rampant and kill endlessly."
"Tianwu Continent is a country of mortals. Martial arts is revered in the world. Countless mortals devote themselves to cultivation, hoping to attain enlightenment and ascend to the gods."